(AP) -- Researchers are suggesting that doctors could be spending more time writing and editing Wikipedia pages on medical topics, despite questions that have been raised about the collaborative online encyclopedia's credibility.
Internet
Apr 30, 2009
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Blacklists are one of the most common policy measures to limit biological invasions. They identify small groups of highly impactful invasive alien species: species introduced outside their native range that threaten biodiversity. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2022
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(AP) -- It turns out all Encyclopaedia Britannica had to do to breathe new life into the sale of its print edition was to kill it.
Business
Apr 5, 2012
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The foundation behind crowd-sourced knowledge compendium Wikipedia on Tuesday launched a free online travel guide built collaboratively by volunteers from around the globe.
Internet
Jan 15, 2013
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(AP) -- January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites ...
Internet
Jan 18, 2012
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(AP) -- The nonprofit organization that operates the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has received a $500,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand its work bringing free educational content ...
Internet
Aug 21, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One hundred and fifty thousand species down, 1.65 million to go. That is the tally for the online Encyclopedia of Life, an ambitious two-year-old project with the goal of nothing less than documenting in ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2009
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(AP) -- The author of a new book about the wisdom of free products on the Web has acknowledged taking some liberties in his own work.
Internet
Jun 24, 2009
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Movements like #MeToo are drawing increased attention to the systemic discrimination facing women in a range of professional fields, from Hollywood and journalism to banking and government.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2018
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A 24-year-old geography major is the first Wikipedian-in-residence at the University of California, Berkeley.
Internet
Mar 18, 2014
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